Cybersecurity, Department of Justice (DOJ), Economic Sanctions

Regulatory Enforcement Trends in the New Administration and What They Mean for Your Company

Guidepost Solutions LLC on 1/29/2025

As the Trump administration ushers in a new era of regulatory policy, businesses are closely monitoring shifts in enforcement trends. Understanding these changes is crucial for navigating the evolving regulatory landscape and...more

[Virtual Event] Government Contracting Compliance & Ethics Conference - February 27th, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm CT

Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics... on 1/9/2025

Stay on top of the complexities of government contracting - Few industries are as heavily regulated or complex as government contracting. If your organization performs government-contracted services, or if you are charged...more

DOJ Unseals Indictment of Evil Corp Member, While OFAC Announces New Evil Corp Sanctions

Alston & Bird on 10/10/2024

On October 1, 2024, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) unsealed an indictment against Aleksandr Viktorovich Ryzhenkov (Александр Викторович Рыженков), a member of the ransomware group Evil Corp. The indictment charges...more

War Aid and Sanctions: National Security Act Includes Significant New Sanctions Authorities

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 4/30/2024

On April 24, 2024, President Biden signed into law a long-debated $98 billion foreign aid and national security legislative package (the “Act”) providing funds for Israel, Taiwan, and Ukraine, and authorizing new sanctions...more

The North Korean Crypto Threat

K2 Integrity on 10/17/2022

Executive Summary - The North Korean threat to the crypto ecosystem is the highest form of immediate risk to the crypto-economy driven by a regime that seeks to profit from its misuse to reinforce its regime and fuel all its...more

Transaction Monitoring and Risk Mitigation Strategies for Global Supply Chains

K2 Integrity on 4/14/2022

Between export bans and the numerous entities and individuals now restricted from transacting in the global economy, organizations worldwide must evaluate the legal, reputational, and cybersecurity impacts on their supply...more

The US Government Has a New Stopwatch for Cyber Incident Reporting: What You Need to Know Now

Bracewell LLP on 3/17/2022

Amid the escalating conflict in Ukraine and concerns of Russian cyber threats to the United States, President Joe Biden recently signed a $1.5 trillion government spending deal with serious cybersecurity reporting obligations...more

Global Markets May Face Risk of Virtual Currency Abuse as Russian Actors Seek to Circumvent Sanctions

K2 Integrity on 3/14/2022

The United States, the United Kingdom, and European Union have led a broad international coalition imposing a sweeping and unprecedented range of economic and financial sanctions against Russia and Belarus in response to...more

[Webinar] From The China Initiative to Nation-State Threats: The US Government’s New Enforcement Priority – China + Russia - March...

Guidepost Solutions LLC on 3/4/2022

On February 23, 2022, Assistant Attorney General Matthew Olsen announced that the DOJ’s China Initiative was officially ending. He also announced DOJ’s new national security strategy - Strategy for Countering Nation-State...more

White House Issues Open Letter to Private Businesses Regarding the Threat of Ransomware

Foley & Lardner LLP on 6/14/2021

On June 2, 2021, Anne Neuberger, Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor for Cyber and Emerging Technology, published a rare open letter to the corporate executives and business leaders of...more

Cross-Border Investigations Update - September 2019

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 10/3/2019

This issue of Skadden’s semiannual Cross-Border Investigations Update takes a close look at recent cases, regulatory activity and other key developments, including a review of the first year of GDPR enforcement, analysis of...more

US Targets Telecommunications Transactions Involving the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain

White & Case LLP on 5/21/2019

On May 15, 2019, President Trump issued an executive order (EO), "Executive Order on Securing the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain," prohibiting certain transactions involving...more

Red Notice Newsletter - Spanish

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 11/20/2018

ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS - DOJ Files Superseding Indictment in Haitian Port Corruption Plot - On October 30, 2018, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a superseding indictment in the District of Massachusetts...more

Red Notice Newsletter - Russian

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 11/20/2018

ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS - DOJ Files Superseding Indictment in Haitian Port Corruption Plot - On October 30, 2018, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a superseding indictment in the District of Massachusetts...more

Red Notice Newsletter - Chinese

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 11/20/2018

ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS - DOJ Files Superseding Indictment in Haitian Port Corruption Plot - On October 30, 2018, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a superseding indictment in the District of Massachusetts...more

Red Notice Newsletter - October 2018

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 11/5/2018

ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS - DOJ Files Superseding Indictment in Haitian Port Corruption Plot - On October 30, 2018, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a superseding indictment in the District of Massachusetts...more